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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Eighteen

15th March 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It was sunny and fairly warm this morning when I popped out. Not a good weekend, as Legohead was around and held a couple of press conferences where he was [more…]

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Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 2)

11th March 2026 NeverUpToTheJob 0

In Part One of this two part series about launching a career as a guitar superstar, we considered how to assess whether or not you have any musical ability, and looked at what is involved [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Seventeen

8th March 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. Well, at least it’s not raining this morning. That makes a change, but I bet that after all the rain so far this year, there will still be a water [more…]

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Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 1)

4th March 2026 NeverUpToTheJob 0

While hanging out on the GP night shift the other morning, someone asked the following question, rather out-of-the-blue: “Never, is it your good self who plays in a popular beat combo?” I replied: “No mate. [more…]

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A View From (Outside) The Greenhouse; T’Fickle Finger Of T’Fate…..Innit?

3rd March 2026 Colin Cross 0

Firstly, allow me to apologise for so quickly getting off the horse after spending such a long time out of the saddle (as it were) before getting back on it. The best laid plans of [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, week Three Hundred And Sixteen

1st March 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. When I retired to my cat basket last night it was raining, but this morning it has stopped and I even saw a bit of sunshine when I popped out. [more…]

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Letters from an Arbeitsmaid – Part Two

24th February 2026 Going Postal 0

In Part 1, I described how in late 1943 and early 1944, Hildegard Uhl had written to her friend Eva Möller, the recipient of Feldpost from the Afrika Korps soldier Hans Coutandin of “Desert Mystery: [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fifteen

22nd February 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, this is the start of a huge week in Number 10. No, it is not Legohead hanging on by his fingertips, it is more important than that. On Sunday it [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fourteen

15th February 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. Today is a bit different, it is foggy! I do not think I have reported it being foggy in London since I started writing this diary, but it is not [more…]

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